Fishing and hunting report for March 8, 2011

Barrett: Closed to fishing. Reservations for May go on sale at Ticketmaster on Tuesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. Call (800) 745-3000 or check www.ticketmaster.com.

Chollas: Stocked with trout this season by the Department of Fish and Game. Will be stocked this week by the DFG. Open daily to youngsters 15 and under. San Diego Fly Fishers sponsors a Lend-A-Rod program on Sundays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and it includes free bait and tackle and fishing tips. Good perimeter hiking trail, shady spots for picnicking.

Corona Lake, just off the I-15, is open seven days a week with fishing allowed from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on day passes or from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on an evening pass. Each of these passes is $22. Seniors pay $20. All of these passes have a five-fish limit. For kids 4 to 13, a three-fish pass is $9. The 24-hour passes are available the weekend nearest the full moon each month, with the next overnight fishing set for March 18-19. These passes cost $60 and anglers can bring a spouse and up to three kids to help fill the 24-hour pass 15-fish limit. Camping at Corona Lake is also free with a 24-hour pass. For Corona Lake fishing information, call (951) 277-4489 or log on at www.fishinglakes.com.

Cuyamaca: Heavily stocked this winter with trout, and the DFG adds another batch of trout this week. Good fishing. Jeremy Powell, Escondido, 5.7-pound trout, night crawler, Shoreline. Julie Johnson, Spring Valley, 5 trout totaling 9 pounds, with a 2.4-pounder, night crawler, South End. Always good fishing near Pumphouse Cove. When the creeks start running, there’s always good fishing up those streams or at the mouth. All private boats must be sprayed and decontaminated to prevent the spread of quagga mussels in the lake. Cost is $10. Applies to canoes, kayaks, float tubes and waders. Campers now have the use of showers on the North Shore. Excellent hiking opportunities, with trails leading into Rancho Cuyamaca State Park. Good peak climbs include Stonewall, Cuyamaca Peak and North Peak. Open daily.

Diamond Valley Lake: Trout stocks and abundant schools of shad are keeping things very interesting here. Mt. Lassen trout stocked often. Shoreline fishing good for trout and striped bass. Big bass were starting to stir here before the cold front blew in and slowed that down. Trout continue to bite, with limits reported off the west shoreline. Boaters fishing the East Dam also scored. There are some very good hiking trails and very good shoreline access . Open daily.

Dixon: Tailwalkers from Chalk Mound Trout Ranch in Nebraska are performing here daily. The city of Escondido was granted an aquaculture permit that now allows anglers to fish the lake without a state fishing license. All anglers 8 years old and older still need a daily fishing permit to fish at Dixon. Most of the trout are in the 2- to 4-pound class, but some big ones in the mix. Jevon Joslyn, Del Mar, 9.4-pound trout, night crawler, Buoy Line. Connor Rassmussen, Escondido, 8-0 trout, brown streamer fly. Daley Ranch has a network of excellent trails for biking and equestrian. Open daily.